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2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Jonah Elliss, EDGE, Utah
Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Can Elliss build off his breakout 2023 season? It’s been said quite a lot, but it bears repeating: the 2024 NFL draft looks to be an deep and talented one at the most important positions on the field. And while this year’s EDGE class might not be quite as highly regarded as the tackle or wide receiver classes, this is still a good group of pass rushers. Utah edge defender Jonah Elliss was in the midst of a breakout 2023 season that saw him average 1.2 sacks and 1.6 sacks per game (12.0 and 16.0 on the season, respectively)...
Greg Cosell’s top 5 WRs in the 2024 NFL Draft
Marvin Harrison Jr. | Photo by Sam Hodde/ Cosell is bullish on Adonai Mitchell Esteemed NFL analyst Greg Cosell dropped by the Ross Tucker Football Podcast recently to assess his view of the top five wide receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft. Since that is a topic New York Giants fans are invested in leading up to the draft, I thought I would summarize Cosell’s take on the top 5. The full episode is embedded at the bottom of the post. “I think he’s one of the better wide receiver prospects we’ve seen in a long time ... He understands route running, he understands how...
Does the ‘very Buffalo-ish’ approach work?
Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane | Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/ The Giants are largely following the model Joe Schoen learned with the Bills Sports Illustrated NFL insider Albert Breer recently told the ‘Rich Eisen Show’ that the New York Giants under the direction of GM Joe Schoen are taking a “very Buffalo-ish” approach to their build. This is absolutely true, and not a surprise since Schoen and coach Brian Daboll had front row seats to GM Brandon Beane’s build in Buffalo. The approach includes: De-valuing positions like running back and safety. Spend your...
NFL free agency grades: How analysts think the New York Giants have done
Photo by Perry Knotts/ Joe Schoen’s work gets good marks How did the New York Giants do in the first week of NFL free agency? Here are how analysts across the Internet graded GM Joe Schoen’s work. Pro Football Focus gave the Giants a B, which was assigned prior to the depth signings of offensive linemen Austin Schlottman and Aaron Stinnie, as well as tight ends Jack Stoll and Chris Manhertz. The grade includes the trade for edge defender B PFF wrote: The most favorable way to look at this deal is that the Giants effectively used the draft capital they acquired for...
Giants news, 3/18: Michael Strahan, music star Daniel Jones, more
New York Giants headlines for Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Michael Strahan gets one up on Jon Runyan Sr. Former Giants great Michael Strahan and Jon Runyan Sr., an offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, had many memorable confrontations. The two combatants eventually became friends, with Runyan attending Strahan’s Hall of Fame enshrinement. With Runyan’s son, Jon Jr., now a Giant, Strahan is savoring the moment. “One of my favorite things is knowing that Jon Runyan has to root for the Giants,” Strahan said via the Giants’ PR Department. “That...
2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Ja’Lynn Polk, WR, Washington
Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/ What can Polk be at the next level? The 2024 NFL draft is just full of receivers to fit pretty much every scheme and team. There are receivers who can be true “number one” options for an offense without one, and there will also be receivers drafted who can fill more niche roles. There are also receivers like Washington’s Ja’Lynn Polk who might not be dominant pass catchers, but should be the kind of dependable option who keep good offenses moving. The New York Giants are likely in the market for a “Number One” option, but could...
Are the Giants or Vikings in better position to get a top quarterback prospect?
Photo by Kara Durrette/ Gentlemen, start your (trade-up) engines As Chris Pflum reported, the landscape for the New York Giants acquiring one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft just got more complicated, with the Minnesota Vikings acquiring an additional first-round pick and the Los Angeles Chargers trading wide receiver Keenan Allen after releasing his teammate Mike Williams the previous day. Are the Giants or the Vikings in the more advantageous position to go “get their guy” next month? (We’ll assume that Drew Lock is “not their guy.”)...
Giants’ 2024 depth chart: How the first week of free agency changed the roster
Devin Singletary | Photo by Tim Warner/ What’s been done, and what still needs to be done The New York Giants are a much different team than they were before NFL free agency started on Monday. Let’s go through what they have done, and what it might mean for what GM Joe Schoen still has to do this offseason. Players gained: Edge Brian Burns (via trade)OG Jon Ruynan Jr. OL Jermaine Eluemunor TE Jack StollTE Chris ManhertzOL Aaron StinnieOL Austin SchlottmanRB Devin SingletaryWR Isaiah McKenzieQB Drew Lock Players lost: RB Saquon Barkley (Eagles)S Xavier McKinney...
Ed’s weekly Giants mock draft: What trading down with the Minnesota Vikings looks like
Brock Bowers | Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ Let’s look at a different, but much-discussed, possibility Well, I guess I lied. Last week I said I was pretty much done with ‘scenario-driven’ mock drafts. This week, though, we have another scenario-driven mock draft for the New York Giants. Since the Minnesota Vikings traded up to acquire pick No. 23 in the first round they now have picks 11 and 23. It is apparent they are preparing to trade up for a quarterback, probably trying in fact to get ahead of the Giants. What, though, if the Giants at No. 6 were the Vikings’...
Mar 16, 2024
2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/ Can Wilson emerge as a playmaker in the NFL? Usually, having a breakout season en route to a National Championship team while playing for a powerhouse school is about as good of a boost to draft stock as a player can get. Michigan’s Roman Wilson, however, hasn’t gotten the bump that you would expect. Part of it is due to the depth of the receiver position in this year’s draft class. Likewise, while Wilson is an excellent athlete, he doesn’t have the measurables that normally generate excitement among scouts and the media. And...
Jack Stoll and Chris Manhertz — it’s all about their blocking
Photo by Courtney Culbreath/ What do these tight ends bring to the giants The New York Giants added two under-the-radar tight ends to their roster during the first week of free agency. The tight-end situation was an issue for the Giants in 2023. Daniel Bellinger was the only true blocker of the three tight ends that made the final 53-man roster. The #Giants had to invest in their TE room, independent of Waller’s decision…both Jack Stoll and Chris Manhertz can block. The Giants game plan vs. Seattle presumably fell apart last year when Bellinger was injured on the...
Big Blue View mailbag: Isaiah Hodgins, comp picks, free agency, more
The mail’s here! Tom Pietrzak asks: My question has to do with something you and Tony discussed towards the end of your recent podcast covering day 1 of free agency; namely, how the Giants’ decision to let Barkley walk in free agency reveals their wish to center their offense on the passing attack instead of the ground game. I agree with that assessment, which causes me to wonder how the Giants could do anything with the number 6 pick in the draft BUT select one of the top three receivers (assuming at least one will be there). By letting Barkley walk, the Giants let go of...
NFL free agency: Giants sign TE Chris Manhertz
Photo by Dustin Bradford/ Manhertz becomes second tight end signed by Giants in last 24 hours. The New York Giants have signed free agent tight end Chris Manhertz, per reports from ESPN’s NFL Insider Adam Schefter.iA native of The Bronx, New York, Manhertz spent the 2023 season with the Denver Broncos, appearing in 16 games and making four starts. Prior to his time in Denver, Manhertz, now entering his 10th year in the NFL, had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2021-2022), the Carolina Panthers (2016-2020), and the New Orleans Saints (2016). Manhertz, who had no...
NFL free agency: Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign C/G Ben Bredeson
Photo by Mike Lawrence/ Bredeson leaves New York after three years The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed (now former) New York Giants interior lineman Ben Bredeson, per a report from Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Bredeson was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (143rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was a reserve lineman for the Ravens when the Giants traded a 2022 fourth round pick for him prior to the start of the 2021 season to help bolster an offensive line that had concerning depth issues. Bredeson has since spent the last three...
Mar 15, 2024
2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Mohamed Kamara, EDGE, Colorado State
Photo by Chris Gardner/ Can Kamara continue to be a disruptive force in the NFL? For a very long time, one of the worst things you could be as an NFL prospect is a “tweener”. That is (or was) a player who didn’t fit neatly into the readily established boxes of the common Pro Style systems. The league didn’t really know what to do with players who were the wrong size or had too-expansive skillsets for their projected positions in the NFL. Colorado State edge defender Mohamed Kamara would likely have gotten the “tweener” label a few years ago. He was a...